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From: hekunze@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Herb Kunze)
Subject: Wrestling TidBits - 08/12
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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1993 21:14:04 GMT
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{ Not much to report this week. I spent the last few days at a secluded
country inn and am still recovering from the inactivity. }
- WCW has a Clash of Champions scheduled for 08/18/93 at 8:05pm. It's
another 2 hour show that will be rebroadcast on 08/27. Rumoured
line-up:
- Davey Boy Smith vs. Van Vader for the WCW title
(if Vader gets disqualified, he loses the belt)
- Steve Austin & Brian Pillman vs. Arn Anderson & Paul Roma
for the Tag Titles
- Rick Steamboat vs. Paul Orndorff for the TV title
- Rick Rude & The Equalizer vs. Dustin Rhodes & Hawk
*- Johnny B. Badd vs. Maxx Payne
with Maxx's guitar Norma Jean vs. Johnny's mask
- Sting & Ric Flair vs. Awesome Kong & King Kong
- Steve Regal vs. 2 Cold Scorpio
- "Flair For The Gold" special segment
The guests on "Flair For The Gold" will reportedly be The Nasty Boys,
who will debut Missy Hyatt as their manager.
- The WWF will downsize its talent roster after SummerSlam and will run
only one house show per night once again. Rumoured to be on the way
out are Damien Demento, Terry Taylor, Bob Backlund, Tito Santana,
Mr. Fuji, Kamala, Giant Gonzales, Virgil, Mike Enos, Papa Shango,
Steve Keirn and Ted DiBiase. Jim Duggan will drop to part-time.
Terry Taylor will go to WCW in some capacity.
- The WWF has SummerSlam on 08/30/93. Matches include:
- Yokozuna vs. Lex Luger for the WWF Title
- Jerry Lawler vs. Bret Hart to decide the King of the WWF
- Shawn Michaels vs. Curt Hennig for the IC Title
- Steiners vs. Heavenly Bodies for the Tag Titles
- Undertaker vs. Giant Gonzales in an "R.I.P. match"
*- 1-2-3 Kid vs. I.R.S.
*- Razor Ramon vs. Ted DiBiase
*- Headshirnkers & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Tatanka & Smoking Gunns
*- Ludvig Borga vs. Marty Janetty
- Adam Bomb vs. Tito Santana
Only the Undertaker knows the rules of an "R.I.P. match."
- There are reports that Jerry Lawler was canned by the WWF earlier
this week -- presumably over the obvious ending required in his
SummerSlam match -- and that the WWF is scrambling to find a
replacement match. Hmmmm, Doink isn't on the card...
- Dustin Rhodes married Terri Boatright (who played Alexandra York)
on 07/25/93. I guess Dustin is laying the foundation for future
generations of Runnels'.
- Post SummerSlam marriages include:
- 1-2-3 Kid vs. Shawn Michaels
- Undertaker vs. Yokozuna
- Mr. Hughes vs. Razor Ramon
- Curt Hennig vs. Diesel
- Bret Hart vs. Doink
- Steiners vs. Bam Bam Bigelow & Adam Bomb
- I.R.S. vs. Tatanka
- Well Dunn vs. M.O.M.
- Bushwhackers vs. Quebecers
- Lex Luger vs. Ludvig Borga?
- From today's Globe And Mail, "Mexican free-style wrestler Gerardo,
alias Super Animal, pursues the cause of animal rights, says Cox
News Service. Recently, he donned his black mask, black cape and
gold lam'e cape before charging into a Mexico City slaughterhouse
and rescuing a pig that had a bloody nose. He complained that the
animal had been mistreated. `We don't mind what he's saying,' said
worker Ismael Gurierrez. `We just wish he would come in in a
respectable suit.'"
- WCW has the Fall Brawl PPV on 09/19/93. Tentative matches include:
- Ric Flair vs. Rick Rude for the NWA Title
- Sid Vicious & Van Vader & Harlem Heat
vs. Dustin Rhodes & Davey Boy Smith & Sting & Hawk
in a Wargames match
- UWFi from Japan will run a shoot-style PPV which will air in North
America on 10/05/93.
- WCW has Halloween Havoc on PPV on 10/24/93 (tentative date). Tentative
line-up will include:
- Big Van Vader vs. Cactus Jack in a "Spin the Wheel, Make The Deal"
match.
- Nasty Boys vs. Ric Flair & Paul Roma for the Tag Titles
- Sting vs. Sid Vicious
- WCW has the Lethal Lottery on PPV on 11/21/93 and Starrcade just after
Christmas.
- The WWF has Survivor Series on PPV on 11/25/93 at 8:00 pm.
- WCW will supposedly run a Clash live from Wembley Stadium in London,
England, on 11/25/93 starting at 8:00pm London time. This means that
the show will air here on WTBS at 3:00 pm on Thanksgiving.
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frequently enough and you want to get this posting as e-mail every week,
send me e-mail saying so.
- Videos: I won't be making any more arrangements to trade or sell tapes
before I go to Edmonton at the beginning of September. When I return
in the new year, I'll make things available again, I think.
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Herb...